Comdisco Names Hewes as New CEO,
Interim President Succeeding Pontikes

a Wall Street Journal Staff Reporter

Updated Dec. 22, 2000 12:01 a.m. ET

ROSEMONT, Ill. -- Comdisco Inc. said it has named Philip A. Hewes as interim president and chief executive, succeeding Nicholas K. Pontikes, who resigned from those posts. The company cited its need for more-experienced leadership in making the changes.

Mr. Pontikes, 36 years old, said in a statement that Comdisco "needs seasoned leadership with decades, not years, of experience in growing businesses profitably." He will...